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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t be arrogant in your interview.

Remember you are essentially a new college grad with no experience and out of date skills.

[b]Don’t mention you have kids because after SAH it’s clear your h has no interest in being involved in the kids lives so they will assume you will take off every time they are sick.[/b]

Say you took time to care for a dying aunt.[/quote]

This. Here’s my bias as a working mom:

1. You don’t really want to work 
2. You didn’t value your career 
3. You don’t have a spouse who does his share at home 
4. Your spouse is now used to you doing everything and all sick days will fall on you 
5. You’ll talk about your kid all the time because it’s been your life and you don’t understand other people don’t care about your kids anymore than someone’s pet or vacation [/quote]

Exhibit A as to how terribly women treat other women.  [/quote]

Yup.  I work in a male dominated field and it’s been a breeze getting time off whenever I need even to *gasp* care for children!  They also don’t mind me talking about my kids and even talk about their own kids, if you can imagine it.

My boss even let me go part time when I requested it, even though my “excuse” was simply that I wanted more time with my kids.

So advice for the “biased” working mom: get that chip off your shoulder and stop acting like an AH.[/quote]

Interesting point. I’ve had two phases to my career, both in male-dominated industries.  Both have been family-friendly and understanding to moms and dads when childcare needs have arisen or for me when I wanted to scale back to part-time.  [b]I think women can be prone to treat other women horribly[/b], and I’ve seen the most obnoxious statements on the issue here on dcum. [/quote]

Agree. I have seen the same in my workplaces. The female bosses have been horrible bosses and mentors to junior women. [/quote]

Actually no.
Just the insecure women.
Your comments are clear examples of how women like to tear down other women.
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C’mon. Look at the statements in this thread. It’s clear some women will treat other women in the workplace horribly.  The best bosses I’ve had have been women, and the worst bosses I’ve had have been women. [/quote]

But is it really treating someone horribly to not view a woman taking time off from work in a positive way? I’m really not allowed to acknowledge that she likely has a spouse who is used to her doing everything including handling all sick days?

You and some other PPs are attributing it to treating other women horribly and our gender.

I’m not basing it on gender.  I think anyone who was a stay at home parent for almost a decade is likely not that interested in working and has a spouse who is used to them doing everything at home.  Anecdotally every SAHM I know wants to be at home with children.  [/quote]

Wow, you are so wrong. I am scared to hear your stereotypes about other groups. I hope you have better critical thinking skills in your job than you have displayed here. [/quote]

I’m so wrong that a woman who stayed home for almost a decade isn’t career focused?[/quote]

So I can assume that since you’ve never stayed home that you don’t care about your kids?[/quote]

You can assume that somebody who moved away from their children for 10 years, doesn’t care about them yes.

Someone who loves supports and spends time with them, no you can’t. [/quote]

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